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''…for inasmuch as error is falsification of truth, it must needs be that truth therefore precedes error.'' –Tertullian in ''Against Marcion''

''…for inasmuch as error is falsification of truth, it must needs be that truth therefore precedes error.'' –Tertullian in ''Against Marcion''

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[[The Council of Nicaea]] (325 AD)—presided over by Roman Emperor [[Constantine]]—was the first ecumenical gathering of Christians.  In The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown makes some startling assertions about the Council Constantine.   

The [[Council of Nicaea]] (325 AD)—presided over by Roman Emperor [[Constantine]]—was the first ecumenical gathering of Christians.  In The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown makes some startling assertions about the Council Constantine.   

First, Brown states that the Council was held to “strengthen the new Christian tradition.” This is not correct.  The Council was held to reinforce and unify Christian teachings that had already been in existence since the days of Jesus.  (religionfacts.com)  No new teachings were strengthened at the Council of Nicaea, in fact it was the new teachings—most prominently Aryanism—that were brought under attack at the Council.  (Latourette 120-160)   

First, Brown states that the Council was held to “strengthen the new Christian tradition.” This is not correct.  The Council was held to reinforce and unify Christian teachings that had already been in existence since the days of Jesus.  (religionfacts.com)  No new teachings were strengthened at the Council of Nicaea, in fact it was the new teachings—most prominently Aryanism—that were brought under attack at the Council.  (Latourette 120-160)